Hi again friends…
-Writing a post after a long time(
now don’t say “as if we were waiting”).I was actually busy celebrating Diwali. No; not started drinking yet. Got the most awaited CA degree(
I mentioned ‘for a long time’ in last post) and that’s once in a lifetime diwali for we CAs. My CA friends would be smiling now. After all, after many years I’d be able to enjoy summer holidays and diwali vacations instead of MAY & NOVEMBER attempts
(naad khula…).-My enjoyment started when one of senior citizen
(people in class who are in fifth attempt & above) came and said
‘Hey Sandy, u know, I guess getting much awaited sex & much awaited CA degree gives same expressions!’. I still wonder how were my expressions that time. May be that’s because I thought Clearing CA in 1st attempt may not give you satisfaction which clearing in further attempts gives you.
Further I heard a guy saying loudly he got a dream of scoring century against australia in morning time and in results got exemption in direct taxes. Don’t know how he was combining both the things but then I had dreamt of winning the world cup that mrng….
-CA journey is interesting not only after you reach the coast but also while u sail in that journey. Articleship is one such period in the journey.
It’s a wellknown joke that CAs have to spend 3 yrs less in hell coz they already complete these 3yrs in form of their Articleship. Don’t know why its considered as hell(
No, I haven’t done dummy articlship). It was one of the best time i spent in some meaningful work. Folks, I got to play Cricket during a/ship and that too without getting a cut in stipend! Now don’t think it’ll increase my time to be spent in hell.
It’s a period where we learn to charter the unaccounted. Isn’t it a great job? Learning to write elocution & farewell speech for Principal’s wife n daughters, consolidating documents required for gas connection & types of batteries to be installed in emergency light are other meaningful works as said above in heavenly period. Perhaps that’s why my family started saying-
sandy can do household works….
Finalisation of accounts is other interesting archway in an A/ship. It can be defined as arena where you & your boss sit together to discuss presentation of financial statements of client, alter it a number of times & get a final version which infact matches the first version of statements you presented.
I may sound offensive above but then I also believe Articleship is the only period in the journey where you learn what is the value of being a CA…..
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Relatives & their assumptions are other hidden aspects, we CA students are exposed to. For instance, when I called a relative to give him the breaking news of me clearing CA, I was greeted with-
‘Oh! That means i can stay at your place for an holiday during Diwali!’. Now, I don’t know whether that implied Congratulations. Other relatives greeted with
‘Oh! At last…!’; ‘Oh that’s great, my money on tax returns will be saved!’ etc.. The best one was-
‘Congrats kid!! When are you planning to marry? I’ve some openings..!’. After this, I left the job of calling relatives for my parents….
-Journey cannot be completed without some assistance. In most of the cases that assistance for CA journey is in the form of classes. That period spent in classes is unforgettable. And I believe, mentioning classes as a part of this post wont give justice to that period. It’ll anyhow stay short described; no matter how much I write.
Sitting on last bench and keeping an eye on a babe sitting across while learning Amalgamations & mergers was one mast thing
(there’s isn’t other best way for learning amalgamation; concepts of mergers are made too clear that way!). Then there’s learning tax allowances & disallowances in class library while giving tips to a cutie & sometimes paying for her fast food downstairs, discussing audit with friends & assessing dress of other people
(I assume u understand) at same time….the list is endless. Only CA classes can give such conceptual combinations. No doubt most of CA classes owner may think
(some already thinking) to start marriage bureau in near future.
Not to forget the self motivated study sessions at exam time in classes. Exchanging notes, taking photocopies & sharing books as precaution or secondary reading matter which personally I guess only increased the strength of bookshelf. As said earlier, there isn’t any end to mention things. Most of my CA friends will complain of missing out few things.
But those missed out things will give me & friends some matter to talk over and enjoy with cup of tea, recollecting the happy days spent together in a Journey we sailed on different ships. Some still sailing but im sure when they’ll reach the coast it’ll be the destiny-drive they’ll cherish for a
lifetime.